Sheathing-vise



H. A. LEE. SHEATHING VISE.

- APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. I920. 1,377,207.

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Patelited May 10, 1921.

H. A. LEE.

SHEATHING VISE.

APELICATIQN F lLED JUNE 23. 1920.

Patented May 10, 1921.

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HENRY A. LEE, OF MONTEVIDEO, MINNESOTA.

SHEATI-IING-VISE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1921.

Application filed June 23, 1920. Serial No. 391,218.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Montevideo, in the county of Chippewa and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheathing-Vises; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a sheathing vise or siding clamp for the use of carpenters in applying siding, weather-boarding, inside lining or sheathing to the studding in the construction of the Walls of buildings, so that a carpenter is enabled without a helper or anassistant to properly position and hold a board in proper position for nailing or fastening, and at the same time is enabled to accurately position the same without depending merely upon sight or judgment, and with this obj ect in view the invention consists in a con struction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a front View of the vise or clamp applied in the operative position to a Wall upright or stud in position for supporting a siding or sheathing board or strip. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a view taken from the opposite side.

Fig. 4 is a rear view.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view illustrating the device in applied position.

' The apparatus consists essentially of a main or base plate 10 preferably having an offset arm llat its upper end, and connected with the base plate at an intermediate portion of its length is a perpendicularly disposed arm 12 upon which is mounted an eccentric or cam roll 13 for engagement with the opposite side of a stud 1 1 from that in contact with which the base is arranged, so as to clamp the stud between said roller and base plate to lock the device in an adjusted position. Preferably the trunnion 15 of the eccentric roller is engaged with a slot 16 in the arm 12.

Pivotally mounted upon the base is a grappling lever 17 provided with a head 18 terminating in a jaw 19 which is reduced to an edge so as to engage the surface of a siding or sheathing board 20 to lock the latter in bearing contact with the stud and thus holding it in proper position to be nailed or otherwise secured. baid grappling lever is also provided with a tooth 21 for engagement with the rack 22 whereby it may be locked in position to hold the siding or sheathing board firmly in position.

Extending laterally from the base plate ina plane parallel with the siding or sheathing board to be supported, or in other words perpendicular to the plane of the base plate and hence of the side surface of the stud, is a bracket 23 and pivotally mounted upon the base plate adjacent to the plane of said bracket is a bearing lever 24 having a hearing head 25 adapted to be depressed into contact with'the upper edge of the siding or sheathing board, to force the latter downward into the proper position. The head 25 is elongated in a direction parallel with the plane of the base plate so as to extend forward of the plane of the bracket 28, and the lever 24 is provided with a tooth 26 for engagement with the teeth 27 of a rack carried by the bracket, to lock said lever in its adjusted position.

it will be understood that by properly locking the apparatus to the studding, a siding or sheathing board may be engaged thereby, being properly and accurately positioned by the means above described, and held at one end while the carpenter moves to the other end to proceed with the operation of securing the board to the studding, and thus the aid of an attendant or assistant or helper is avoided while the work of applying the siding or sheathing board may progress almost if not as rapidly as when such assistance is afforded.

What is claimed is 1. A siding or sheathing clamp having a base plate for contact with the side surface of a frame studding and means for securing the same in position, and a grappling lever pivotally mounted upon said plate and arranged for operation in a plane at right angles to said securing means and provided with a head for engaging and securing a siding or sheathing board.

2. A tool for the purpose described having a base plate provided with a perpendicularly disposed arm, an eccentric clamping wheel mounted upon said arm, means for adjusting said wheel or roller, and a grappling lever mounted upon the base plate and arranged for operation in a plane at right angles to said clamping wheel and provided with a head for engagement with the siding or sheathing board.

3. A tool for the purpose described having a base plate and means for securing the same to a frame studding, a grappling lever pivoted to the base plate and arranged for operation in a plane at right angles to said securing means and provided with a head having a terminal reduced portion for engaging the siding or sheathing board and means for locking said lever in its engaging position.

4:. A tool for the purpose described hav ing a base plate and means for securing the same to a frame studding a grappling lever for engaging a siding or sheathing board, and a posltionlng lever having a head for bearing upon the upper edge of the siding or sheathing board.

5. A tool for the purpose described having a base plate and means for securing the same to a frame studding a grappling lever provided with a head for engaging and holding the siding or sheathing board, a bracket extending from said base plate, a pressure lever mounted upon the base plate and having interlocking engagement with said bracket, said lever being provided with a pressure head for bearing contact with the edge or a siding or sheathing board.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. LEE.

lVitnesses B. A. lVHlTMORE, VICTOR F REEBERG. 

